Saskatchewan Highway 8

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Highway 8

Route information
Maintained by Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure
Length410.0 km[1] (254.8 mi)
Major junctions
South end Canada–U.S. border (ND 28) near Elmore
Major intersections
North end Hwy 982 at the Porcupine Provincial Forest
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
Rural municipalitiesMount Pleasant, Argyle, Storthoaks, Reciprocity, Antler, Maryfield, Moosomin, Rocanville, Spy Hill, Langenburg, Churchbridge, Calder, Cote, St. Philips, Keys, Clayton, Hudson Bay
Highway system
Hwy 7 Hwy 9
Highway 8 north of Carievale

Highway 8 is a provincial highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It runs from North Dakota Highway 28 at the US border near Elmore until it transitions into Highway 982 just outside the Porcupine Provincial Forest. Highway 8 is about 410 kilometers (250 mi) long.

Highway 8 is paved from Elmore (km 0) until Langenburg (km 215), and then from MacNutt (km 248) until km 396 near Swan Plain.[2][3][4]

History

  • Paving of Highway 8 from Highway 10 to 22.6 km northward was announced on June 19, 1998, to begin in July of that year.[5]
  • In mid-2001, a surfacing project was begun on 17.7 km of Highway 8, from Highway 357 until Kamsack.[6]
  • A surfacing of 9.5 km of Highway 8 near Moosomin began on July 26, 2001.[7]
  • As of August 6, 2004, improvement construction had begun on 11.2 km of Highway 8, from Storthoaks until 11 km south of Redvers.[8]

Major attractions

Major intersections

Rural municipalityLocationkm[1]miDestinationsNotes
Mount Pleasant No. 2[a]
Argyle No. 1[b]
0.00.0
ND 28 south – Mohall
Continues into North Dakota
Canada–United States border at Sherwood–Carievale Border Crossing
Carievale19.912.4 Hwy 18 east – GainsboroughSouth end of Hwy 18 concurrency
Mount Pleasant No. 220.612.8 Hwy 18 west – EstevanNorth end of Hwy 18 concurrency
Storthoaks No. 3143.627.1 Hwy 361 – Alida, Storthoaks
Antler No. 61Redvers66.241.1 Hwy 13 (Red Coat Trail) – Weyburn, Carlyle, Manitoba border
Maryfield No. 91Fairlight100.262.3 Hwy 48 – Wawota, Maryfield
Moosomin No. 121126.778.7
Hwy 709 west – Langbank
South end of Hwy 709 concurrency
Moosomin131.881.9
Hwy 709 east
Hwy 1 (TCH) east – Brandon, Winnipeg
South end of Hwy 1 concurrency; north end of Hwy 709 concurrency
133.382.8 Hwy 1 (TCH) west – ReginaNorth end of Hwy 1 concurrency
Rocanville No. 151152.694.8 Hwy 308 east – Welwyn
Rocanville158.098.2
To Hwy 600 – Fort Espérance National Historic Site
160.199.5
Hwy 719 west – Whitewood
Spy Hill No. 152178.4110.9Tantallon access road
Spy Hill189.2117.6
Hwy 600 south
192.7119.7 Hwy 22 east – BinscarthSouth end of Hwy 22 concurrency
194.4120.8 Hwy 22 west – EsterhazyNorth end of Hwy 22 concurrency
Langenburg No. 181Langenburg215.2133.7 Hwy 16 (TCH) – Yorkton, Saskatoon, Russell, WinnipegSouth end of gravel section
Churchbridge No. 211227.2141.2
Hwy 723 west – Bredenbury
MacNutt248.0154.1 Hwy 381 – Hwy 80, RoblinNorth end of gravel section
Calder No. 241263.2163.5 Hwy 10 east – Roblin, DauphinSouth end of Hwy 10 concurrency
273.1169.7Calder access road
Wroxton282.9175.8 Hwy 10 west – Yorkton, Regina
Hwy 80 south – Churchbridge
North end of Hwy 10 concurrency
299.5186.1
Hwy 726 west – Rhein
Cote No. 271304.4189.1 Hwy 357 east – Togo
Kamsack323.4201.0 Hwy 5 – Canora, Saskatoon, Duck Mountain Provincial Park
St. Philips No. 301St. Philips339.3210.8
Hwy 660 east – Arran
Pelly356.0221.2 Hwy 49 east – Swan River

Hwy 661 north
South end of Hwy 49 concurrency
Keys No. 303Norquay366.8227.9
Hwy 637 south – Veregin
↑ / ↓368.6229.0 Hwy 49 west – PreecevilleNorth end of Hwy 49 concurrency
Clayton No. 333389.0241.7
Hwy 753 – Danbury
Swan Plain395.5245.8 North end of paved section
Hudson Bay No. 394Porcupine Provincial Forest410.0254.8 Hwy 982 north – Hudson BayHwy 8 northern terminus; continues as Hwy 982
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

Footnotes

  1. ^ West of Hwy 8
  2. ^ East of Hwy 8

References

  1. ^ a b Google (January 26, 2018). "Highway 8 in Saskatchewan" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
  2. ^ Saskatchewan Road Atlas 2007. MapArt Publishing. 2007. pp. 27, 28, 35, 36, 44, 52. ISBN 978-1-55368-020-8.
  3. ^ Tourism Saskatchewan. "Maps - South East". Retrieved 2007-08-13.
  4. ^ Tourism Saskatchewan. "Maps - East Central". Retrieved 2007-08-13.
  5. ^ Government of Saskatchewan (June 19, 1999). "SURFAPAVING OF HIGHWAY NO. 8 ANNOUNCED - Government of Saskatchewan". Retrieved 2007-08-13.
  6. ^ Government of Saskatchewan (July 19, 2001). "SURFACING HIGHWAY 8 NEAR KAMSACK - Government of Saskatchewan". Retrieved 2007-08-13.
  7. ^ Government of Saskatchewan (July 26, 2001). "IMPROVING HIGHWAY 8 NEAR MOOSOMIN - Government of Saskatchewan". Retrieved 2007-08-13.
  8. ^ Government of Saskatchewan (August 6, 2004). "IMPROVING HIGHWAY 8 SOUTH OF REDVERS - Government of Saskatchewan". Retrieved 2007-08-13.

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